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Join the Club: How the Domestic NGO Sector Induces Participation in the Covenant of Mayors Program

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  • Nives Dolšak
  • Aseem Prakash

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How does strength of domestic NGOs influence participation in the Covenants of Mayors program? Launched by the European Commission in 2008, this program invites local and regional authorities to voluntarily commit to implementing EU climate change and energy policies. We focus on the transitional countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia to examine whether the strength of their domestic NGOs correlates with cities’ decisions to participate in this transnational program. To operationalize NGO strength, we suggest thinking of it as a stock variable that cumulates over time, instead of a single-year, flow variable. With country year as the unit of analysis, we examine the percentage of urban population covered by the Covenant across a panel of 26 transitional economies for the period 2008--2014. We find that the key variable of interest, cumulative NGO strength, is a statistically significant predictor of program participation, even after controlling for domestic and international factors, including the salience of international NGOs and the years since the country began the formal process to join the European Union.

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  • Nives Dolšak & Aseem Prakash, 2017. "Join the Club: How the Domestic NGO Sector Induces Participation in the Covenant of Mayors Program," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(1), pages 26-47, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ginixx:v:43:y:2017:i:1:p:26-47
    DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2017.1226668
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    1. Prakash,Aseem & Potoski,Matthew, 2006. "The Voluntary Environmentalists," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521677721, November.
    2. Prakash,Aseem & Potoski,Matthew, 2006. "The Voluntary Environmentalists," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521860413, November.
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